NYC - should I switch from ATT to Cingular or Verizon?

I have had ATT for years and am deep into a contract for at least another year with an analog Motorola phone. It costs $175 to cancel the contract. Here are my choices. Which do you recommend? My number one priority is good reception in NYC which I am NOT GETTING WITH ATT! I need to switch!

A) switch from ATT to Cingular but remain analog?
B) switch from ATT to Cingular and get a 4-band unlocked GSM that I can use in France (I travel there twice a year)? If B any phone recommendations?
C) switch from ATT to Verizon which I heard has the best reception in NYC and pay the $175 termination fee? If C, any phone recommendations?
D) If I get verizon, I understand it's only analog. Which is better in NYC - analog or digital or are things changing

thanks for your help!

If you have ATT you don't have to "switch" to Cingular, you all ready are

a Cingular customer since Cingular bought out ATT&T. I would say try

verizion out for 14-days risk free. if you want to keep your same number

and port to verizon then wait till att/cingular contract is up, or just port

NOW and it will automatically cancel your current CARRIER. Because if

you cancel NOW and go to verizon later, you will loose your number and

will have to get a new #, then you would just bite the bullet $175 and get

verizon, try them for 14-days, do like it return it double-check w/ verizon

authorized agent 1st.

IIRC, Cingular's service in NYC is/was a reselling arrangement with T-Mobile. So switching will get you whatever quality T-Mob has to offer. I've never had much to do with the NY market, so someone with local knowledge may correct me.

Eventually (I'd guess within the year) they'll dump the T-Mob arrangement and you'll be a Cingular customer operating on what USED to be AT&T's network, IOW, right where you are now. And my guess is that all NEW activations on Cingular will be activated on the AT&T/Cingular network.

IOW, right where you are now.

If you really are using analog that sounds more like the problem. As far as what is better digital (gsm, cdma, tdma etc) or analog (amps), digital in every way except area a single tower covers (good for in the middle of no where). Motorola has a few quad band gsm phones availible that I know of. V5xx v6xx. Samsung and motorola have cdma/gsm phones, they work with verizon and overseas networks.
At&t uses currently-
AMPS
TDMA
GSM

dude!!! i think you should definitely go with any GSM technology network (t-mobile, Cingular, AT&T Wireless) just because it is the fastest-growing technology and they are expending it every day... more than that i think they are doing that in purpose. And the purpose is: the whole world uses GSM!!! After the merging things, GSM careers will go beyond the country and will unite the whole Europe, then Asia... the plans are also going to be expanded - no roaming charges in Europe or so (and the minutes will be included in you mobile-to-mobile minutes)... THAT WOULD NEVER HAPPENED WITH VERIZON, NEXTEL, SPRINT OR ANY OTHER OPERATOR!!!

GO FOR GSM. GSM HAS THE BEST QUALITY SOUND AND EXPANDING NETWORK EVERY DAY!!!

[quote="CJSeyer"]If you have ATT you don't have to "switch" to Cingular, you all ready are a Cingular customer since Cingular bought out ATT&T.

That's wrong! The deal on merging sites is going to last for 2 years! So there are going to be 2 independent networks (just like now). So if you want AT&T Wireless, go ahead right to the store and sign an agreement with them. If you really want to do this, you should definitely hurry, cuz AT&T Wireless's stores are going to be replaced with Cingular's (if they are not already

I was with AT&T for 9 years and thought I'd give Verizon a try with all their advertising and hype. WHAT A MISTAKE! I have never seen such poor Customer Service and Policies. They are completely indifferent even when they are the cause problems - and their phones - absolutely the worst! I never had a problem or disatisfaction with my Nokias when with AT&T. I have already returned 5 PHONES with Verizon.
STAY AWAY FROM VERIZON!

i work for VERIZON and used to work for Cingular. Let me tell you what is behind the curtain. Before Cingular didnt really do anything no matter how much you complain. Thats why their coverage isn't better than verizon. Verizon is ahead of the coverage in the US. Even though Verizon has roaming, ID RAHTER HAVE ROAMING THAN NO SERVICE AT ALL!!!! comparing the two maps of verizon and cingular. A lot of people say the reason why cingular bought att is because THEY CAN NOT SURVIVE. Verizon recently add 1.7 million customers and that is 10 times more than ATT and Cingular.

So for those who has been BRAINWASHED BY THOSE SELLERS. Look up information first before yo u talk smack, and dont let other people underestimate you. Im even honest to the customers.

GSM IS GOOD IF YOUR TRAVELING WORLD WIDE VERY OFTEN. BUT VERIZON IS THE BEST IN THE U.S. NO MATTER WHAT. THEY'RE EVEN ROLLING OUT BROADBAND SERVICES AHEAD OF THE COMPETITION.

You Verizon defenders are still not getting it! Even if you have an extensive network, it hardly matters if your phones have poor reception!
Again, with AT&T/Nokia, reception was rarely a problem.
Not to mention that Verizon will not budge one little bit for anyone the minute you express dissatisfaction over your phone/reception. You get 15 days period, take it or leave it! That's in fact, the whole mentality of Verizon's Sytem and Customer Service from the ground up, take it or leave it. Here's how my conversations went with AT&T at renewal time.
Hi, I'm thinking of renewing with you, what can you offer me as a loyal customer. Then they proceeeded to give me whichever phone I wanted FREE, save $499 + range. Oh and here's 200 extra minutes to your plan. Oh yes, here's a free car charger and we'd be glad to give you 50% off any other accessories at this time. Detailed billing, sure, that was always FREE! This was my experience more than once, and why I stayed 9 years with them and why I'm dropping VERIZON like a hot potato.

Verizon has towers but because of horrible phones, the worst reception, and that's all that matters. Cost and Customer Service = 0. I know, I've had better - much, much, better!

of course ATT would give free phones. Just like one of the older post someone wrote in a forum that i've read says " Verizon woudn't give free phones for the best network unlike at&t would give out free phones in REPLACEMENT of this horrible cheapskate network."

NYC - should I switch from ATT to Cingular or Verizon?

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